Patriotism

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Patriotism
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"A loyal song - 1803". The island of Britain - first line reads: My friends, ye have heard, in the late British wars. The island of Britain - tune: Hearts of Oak. From the British Neptune, Sunday, Aug. 28, 1803. New God save the king - first line reads: Sound trumpets, beat your drums. New God save the king: From the British Neptune, Sunday, Sept. 4, 1803. The ploughman's ditty: being an answer to that foolish question, "What have the poor to lose?" - first line reads: Because I'm but poor.

First line reads: And shall the patriot who maintain'd your cause. In one column. Signed: M.B. Formerly attributed to Jonathan Swift. Sometimes now attributed to Mary Barber. A poem addressed to the inhabitants of Dublin, with respect to William Wood's coinage.

The ballad concerns the raising of an Irish Brigade by Archbishop Paul Cullen to fight in Italy for Pius IX and the Papal States against Garibaldi and the Italian patriots. The Brigade was raised in 1860. First line reads: Arouse, you Romans of tribulation, it threatens both your/ Church and Creed.

A broadside on the South Sea bubble. First line reads: Behold a canting miser who of late. Includes: 'A list of the bubbles, and the prices they were subscrib'd at, and what each sold when highest. Together with satyrical eppigrams upon each ...'. Edward Ward is the author of 'A list of the bubbles'.

First line reads: Bow, Britons! bow the haughty head. In one column. One halfpenny each, or 30 for 1s. 6d. or 2s. 6d. per hundred for distribution. --- Printed for J. Ginger, 169, Piccadilly; where a variety of patriotic hand-bills and songs may be had.

" ... a new song". First line reads: Britons! cease your long forbearing. In one column. Signed at foot: Greenwich. H. P. One halfpenny each, or 50 for 1s. 6d. or 2s. 6d. per hundred for distribution. - Printed for J. Ginger, 169, Piccadilly; where a variety of patriotic hand-bills and songs may be had.

" ... A new song". First line reads: The Chief consul declares that to England he'll come. In one column. Tune: - A cobler there was. Signed at foot: A volunteer. One halfpenny each, or 50 for 1s. 6d. or 2s. 6d. per hundred for distribution. Printed for J. Ginger, 169, Piccadilly; where a variety of patriotic hand-bills and songs may be had.

The ballad 'Britons united' anticipates the coronation of William IV and Queen Adelaide, this took place in 1831. Britons united - first line reads: Come all you true-bred Englishmen, where'er you may be. Britons united - there are some corrections to the text in contemporary(?) hand. Britain's watch-word - first line reads: Hail Britain! highly-favoured land!

Wheels of the world - first line reads: Come all you true sons of old Erin, attend to these few simple lines. The heroes of the ninety-eight - first line reads: Ye true born heroes I hope you will now lend an ear.

The first ballad concerns the raising of an Irish Brigade by Archbishop Paul Cullen to fight in Italy for Pius IX and the Papal States against Garibaldi and the Italian patriots. The Brigade was raised in 1860. The Irish brigade - first line reads: Hibrnias [sic] sweet Harp from your slumber awaken. The Fenian men - first line reads: See who comes over the red blossomed/ heather.

Two ballads. William Phillip Allen, Michael Larkin and Michael O'Brien, the Manchester martyrs, were executed on 23rd November 1867. The Manchester patriot martyrs - first line reads: High upon the gallows tree. Believe me, if all those endearing young charms.

On the celebrations to mark the laying of the foundation stone of the O'Connell monument on Monday, August 8th 1864. The monument was not completed until May 1883. First line reads: praRejoice [sic] ye Irish patriots you lived to see the/ day. In two columns with an illustration above the title.

" ... being an answer to the elegy on their death". First line reads: Saint Patrick, guardian of this isle. In two columns. A reply to 'Elegy on the much lamented death of those excellent patriots... the potatoes' (ESTC T032563).

" ... being the song of songs, and worth all the songs in the world put together To be sung or said by every jovial fellow, who is a happy true lover of our good king and most happy constitution". First line reads: Should Boney come hither, the grave-ones they say. Printed above the title 'Third edition, with alterations, revised and corrected'. In two columns.

Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

Attribution and copyright:

Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

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Form / genre:

Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides

Dates / events:

1800-1900 [Date printed]

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